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Mantle border

Paracas, 200

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Paracas

Mantle border

Paracas, 200

Physical Qualities Cotton, camelid fiber, natural dyes, 77 9/16 × 17 11/16 in. (197 × 45 cm.)
Credit Line Decorative Arts Fund
Object Number 1956.294
Large portion, includes corner. Undyed cotton plainweave cloth, linear style embroidered in red, green, yellow, and blue camelid fiber. Stacked oculate felines occupy the principle design field and are bordered by smaller renditions. The fringed edge of the textile is separated from the central cloth by a red cross-knit looped band with red, yellow, green, and blue s-designs. The ply/twist of the red, yellow, and green fringe is 2Z/2S.

Culture

Paracas

2000–2000

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